Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
I bought these tires and about 30k miles in there was a shaking in my steering wheel. I had been told the tires were almost finished. I had to purchase a whole new set of tires to resolve the issue.
I was driving down the street and hit a pothole. It was a very bad hit so I assumed it gave me a flat tire. I did not have a flat tire, the rim completely cracked in multiple places. I understand a rim bending but this severe of a crack is a danger to anyone who has this car or these rims.
Tires put on the 2014 vw Jetta gli (dunlop sport) from factory are of very poor quality and could cause a blow-out and an accident. First incident with pothole caused a tire blow-out on front passenger tire, but executed a controlled maneuver to pull the vehicle over. Second incident involved no pothole or abnormal circumstances but resulted in a bubble in the sidewall of another tire. Bubble was caught before blow-out incident could occur. These tires are unsafe and there are numerous complaints of this dunlop sport tire scattered across the internet. Nhtsa needs to take action by requiring Volkswagen to replace these tires with tires of better quality that will not develop compromised sidewalls or are at risk to blow-outs. This should be done at no cost to the consumer as vw made the decision to equip the vehicles with these poor quality unsafe tires.